Happy Halloween...

Halloween Food Fun...

Here is another blast from the past. Mummy Dogs are a tasty and fun Halloween treat!

Halloween Craft Ideas...

Here are a couple of cute Halloween craft ideas that I've shared in the past. Take a look at the Toilet Paper Roll Spider, Scary Ghost Decorations or Cardboard Tube Frankenstein for some craft inspiration.

Mummy Hot Dogs

Back during Halloween we made Mummy Hot Dogs. We wrapped hot dogs with crescent rolls and then used sprinkles to make eyes and a mouth. The sprinkles were a real hit with Cole since we usually don't get to eat sprinkles on dinner food.

Free For All Art

While picking up a few things at Hobby Lobby I let Cole pick out a small package of bug, bat & spider stickers. I then gave him a sheet of black & white paper and some black & white crayons, markers and colored pencils. He had a great time drawing and adding stickers to his pictures. It's amazing to me how a $1 pack of stickers can entertain a little kid for an afternoon.

Toilet Paper Frankenstein

This might be my favorite craft we did for Halloween. We used a toilet paper roll, some paint and goggly eyes and buttons for Frankenstein's ears. I added a magnet to the back when we were done so that Cole could display his project on the fridge.

Ghost Decorations

Last week we used some extra gauze to make some little hanging ghosts. The gauze was bought in bulk during a big sale at Target with some coupons I had. I was looking for a good use for it and this project was it. We used 2 pieces of gauze per ghost. 1 was laid flat and the other was balled up to make his head. Tie a ribbon or string around his neck and use a marker for eyes and a little ghost mouth. Hang around the house for a spooky Halloween decoration.

Toilet Paper Spider Craft

This was one of our Halloween crafts. We started with a toilet paper roll, some paint and some green pipe cleaners. I let Cole paint the toilet paper roll black. We added googly eyes and I poked holes in the side for the pipe cleaner legs. Cole was able to thread the legs through all by himself. Then we used glitter paint to decorate the back of the spider.

Halloween Treat Boxes

These are some Halloween Treat Boxes that Cole and I put together for his class. This post is less about how awesome of a Mom I am and more about how planning ahead can save you tons of money and make you look like a rock star.
The treat boxes included:
*2 cans of playdoh
*Halloween stickers
*box of crayons
*all packed into a black pencil box
I always try to do some type of treat box for Halloween, it's our favorite holiday. Because of that I plan ahead and try to buy items on sale or clearance that I can use for Halloween. The Playdoh was bought at Target last year after Halloween, the crayons were from Office Depot's back to school sale, the pencil boxes from Staples (also back to school sale), the stickers were also bought at an after Halloween sale. The crayons and pencil boxes were both just a penny each. All together the boxes costs me around .25 each. So you see, with just a little pre-planning you can put together cute treats for very little cost.

Lowes Halloween Build and Grow Clinic

Saturday, October 24th from 10-11am Lowes is offering another Build & Grow Clinic. This week the kids can make a Frankenstein Magic Trick. We will be there because Cole loves to build stuff.